The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and a rating of 20 percent for radiculopathy of the right lower extremity, sciatic nerve.
The deciding factor: The probative evidence is in relative equipoise that the Veteran's bilateral tinnitus is related to her active-duty service. For the right lower extremity radiculopathy, the evidence supports a 20 percent rating as the disability is manifested by decreased sensation at L4, L5, and S1 with pain, paresthesias and numbness productive of no more than moderate incomplete paralysis of the sciatic nerve.
- Claimed conditions
- tinnitus, radiculopathy of the right lower extremity, sciatic nerve
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- February 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25011611
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